Some people should never be paid to write.
Lists, lies and in this case damned be the statistics. Swamp All-Star, Rex Kramer mentioned this article from Game Spot regarding EA Games March Madness 08.
Here is a sample of their writing. The intro: "What's old is always new in college basketball, a sport that has respected and honored its past for decades. That goes for college basketball video games, too. Although classic teams are nothing new for college games, this year's NCAA March Madness 08 from EA Sports is taking a look backward with its ranking of the top 50 college players of all time. Now, any list like this is going to be fertile territory for argument....."
I cannot comprehend the first sentence. It is not only contradictory but really makes no sense at all. Addtionally, I think every sport honors their past, some sports do it even better than college basketball.
Now the list.
1. Michael Jordan -- North Carolina -- 96
2. Kevin Durant -- Texas -- 94
For a moment we will stop right there and add this simple disclaimer. Kevin Durant is on the cover of the fucking game. This makes him #2 on the list of all time college players? Better than Magic, Bird, Clyde, Sampson, Walton?
3. Earvin Johnson -- Michigan State -- 94
4. Clyde Drexler -- Houston -- 92
5. Larry Bird -- Indiana State -- 92
6. Steve Nash -- Santa Clara -- 91
7. Kenny Anderson -- Georgia Tech -- 89
8. Chris Bosh -- Georgia Tech -- 89
9. Richard Hamilton -- Connecticut -- 89
10. Jamal Mashburn -- Kentucky -- 89
Perhaps someone can refresh my memory with how great Nash was in college but I think he i taking Pistol Pete's spot there. There was also this former Knick and New Jersey Senator that played at Princeton that you may want to include in the top 10. And where is the Dream? Lew Alcindor? Meadowlark Lemon?
11. Jason Terry -- Arizona -- 89
12. Reggie Williams -- Georgetown -- 89
13. Ray Allen -- Connecticut -- 88
14. Carmelo Anthony -- Syracuse -- 88
15. Butch Beard -- Louisville -- 88
16. Travis Best -- Georgia Tech -- 88
17. Mike Bibby -- Arizona -- 88
18. Junior Bridgeman -- Louisville -- 88
19. Caron Butler -- Connecticut -- 88
20. Mike Dunleavy -- Duke -- 88
Nice to see a white stiff at #20, but if I recall correctly Carmelo played 1 year of NCAA BBall. Oscar Robertson? Jerry Lucas? Grant Hill?
EA Sports obviously markets to kids so their history is obviously a shorter span of time. But why lie to the kids? Why make a game and pimp out your cover boy as #2 all-time when he can't even legitimately crack the top ten.
